Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-23


The Republican County Convention
met today 81 noon at the Court House
and was called to order by DR.. w. g.
Tuck, chairman OF the County Central
Committee. Mr.. Eli Gather was elected
chairman Of the convention and Grafton
Munroe, secretary. Greenbury Cooper
was nominated as assistant secretary, but
declined, when George Mackall was
chosen in bis place.
The committee on credentials reporte
the following delegates entitled to seats in
the convention:
LIST. District. ii. Sellman, Henry Nj
Murray, d. III. Jones, Elijah Smothers,
Mortimore Peters.
I'd District-J g. Crane, DIR. III. b.
CAN'T, Geo. Mackall, John Digs and 5.
Hamilton.
Bird District-R. L. Brice. S. V. Baker,
Mich Jacobs, VIM. Hall, James Hall.
4th District-Dr. A. s. Linthicum. Eli
Gather. T. John Bowie, Thos. Hebron.
John Wilson.
9Th DISTRICT. NJ. Cole, Lloyd Wa
tiers, Z. A Rider, Geo. Williams. Joshua
Hawkins.
9th (Aunapolis) District-Dr. w. G..
Tuck, Grafton Munroc, w. III. Hebron,
Isaac Borderly, Greenbury Cooper.
9Th District-Robt. w. Forester, w. +.
Petherbridge, Zedekiah Hardesty. Thos.
MulIan, Virgil Carter.
There being no contesting delegations
Mr.. NJ. Tilghman Brice moved that the
convention proceed to nominate ticket,
when the following ticket was put In
nominations:
For State Senator-J. Writ Randall.
For House Of DelegafeS-Jas. Cheston,
G.. w. Hatch, s. V. Baker, L. j. Bowie.
For States Attorney-Jas NJ. Munroe.
For County Commissioners-J. S. NJ.
Basil, Henry NJ. Murray, II. 7. Brice, DIR.
A. s. Linthicum, Thos. Nj. Cole.
For Orphans Court. Henry Sell
man, Chas. ii. Russell and William III.
Downs.
For Sheriff.. G. Crane.
For Register Of Wals-W. +. Pether.
bridge.
DIR. ii. b. CAN'T, moved that the nomi
nations be declared unanimous, and that
the County Central Committee have
power to fill all vacancies.
The next business In order was the
election of Delegates TO the State Conven-
ton, when the following were put in
nomination and declared elected: DIR. w.
G.. Tuck, J. II. Sellman, Thos. NJ. Cole,
Zed. Hardesty and Nicholas Jacobs.
The following were elected as alter
mates: Harry T. Levely, Greenbury Coop
or, w. ii. Hall, A. S. Linthicum, Graf
ton Munree The proceedings were char
acterized throughout with unanimity.
The State Convention meets In Balti-
more tomorrow to nominate State tick
ct. Since the declination for Governor of
J. Morrison Harris, Congressman McCo.
mas and Elk Congressman Urner, the SEN
timent of the party seems to be in favor
of Mr.. Walter Brooks, of Baltimore for
Governor, and X. b. Dixon, of Talbot,
for Comptroller. If Mr.. Brooks is the
nominee for Governor the Comptroller
will come from the Eastern Shore, and
the Attorney General from Western Mary
land. BY Mr. Brooks friends II is stated
that il the nomination is rendered him
without contest he will accept. Mr..
Brooks is a very clever and honest gentle
man. He is president of the Merchants
Club, Baltimore, and his son, Captain
Chauncey Brooks, is one of the most
popular young militia officers In Mary
land. Messrs Reed and Richmond, of AL
legany county; Francis Miller, of Mont
gomery, and Mr.. Samuel ID. Schmucker,
of Baltimore, are spoken of for Attorney
General